Input validation error in catfish - CVE-2014-2096
Published: February 26, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42011
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2096
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: xfce-mirror
Affected software:
catfish
catfish
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Catfish 0.6.0 through 1.0.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse bin/catfish.py under the current working directory. Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html "CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path"
How to mitigate CVE-2014-2096
Install update from vendor's website.